4 Tex. Admin. Code § 230.3 - Certification and Curriculum
(a)
All curriculum taught during a prescribed burn school shall be approved by the
Board.
(b) Minimum curriculum shall
be 24 hours for each prescribed burn school, with the total class length at the
discretion of the lead burn instructor responsible for conducting the
class.
(c) Recommended curriculum
topics include:
(1) Fire History and Use;
Ecological Effects;
(2) Fire
Behavior;
(3) Fire
Weather;
(4) Fuel
Moisture/Characteristics;
(5)
Topographic Influences;
(6) Fire
Effects;
(7) Planning the
Burn;
(8) Equipment and
Safety;
(9) Firing
Technique;
(10) Smoke
Management;
(11) Laws and
Regulations;
(12) Equipment and
Safety;
(13) Evaluation of Pre-burn
Area(s); and
(14) Evaluation of
Fuels.
(d) Upon
completion of the prescribed burn school, all applicants must take a
standardized test approved by the Board.
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